Despite the many negative Millennial stereotypes, this generation – born approximately from 1982 to 2004 – is one of the most important audiences for marketers.

This year, Millennials in the United States spent $200 billion – and in 2018 they’ll have the most spending power out of all the generations. As Millennials get better jobs, establish families and trade avocado toast for homes, they’re going to be spending a lot more money.

Want to boost your brand in the new year? Then it’s time to focus on this younger generation. And how exactly, do you ask, can you succeed with marketing to Millennials?

Well, that’s easy.

Email.

Millennials and Emails – A Perfect Match

Millennials may adore Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook, but they’re also in love with email.

In fact, Millennials are obsessed with email. More than half of the generation aged 18 to 24 check their emails first thing in the morning, and 43% of those aged 25 to 34 do the same. Those in the latter group say they’re far more likely than other age groups to check emails when they are doing things like watching TV and enjoying their vacation.

So here are a few ways you can target this precious audience in 2018 and beyond.

1. Make Emails Short and to the Point

Millennials don’t have time for long-winded emails. In fact, they don’t have much time for anything, because their attention spans are so short. According to CNBC and comScore, Millennials will only tolerate an ad for five to six seconds.

The youngins want content that doesn’t take up too much of their time. “Make sure your subject lines and body copy are short and to the point,” says Richard Howe, email marketing consultant for Colour Rich. The average subject line is between 41 to 50 characters, so keep it quick and concise, and Millennials will be more likely to click.

2. Keep it Mobile-Friendly

“Millennials are as mobile-friendly as any generation, which makes it imperative to optimize your content for mobile platforms,” says Nate Masterson, marketing manager of Maple Holistics. “Not only do you need to shift some focus to the mobile layout of your marketing emails, but it needs to be the primary focus of your efforts.”

3. Be Visual

Millennials are all about the visual content, so “use visuals, like GIFs,” says Matthew Dunn, chief explainer at Vid.One. He cites a recent Harris poll, which states that millennials love stickers, emojis, and GIFs because “images better communicate their thoughts and feelings than words do.” GIFs are a big hit among this generation. According to the poll, nearly two-thirds of Millennials report that GIFs “did the job better than words.”

4. Be relevant

Don’t send Millennials emails they don’t want or they’ll give you the digital death stare – AKA unsubscribe from your newsletter. Make sure they’ve actually chosen to subscribe and that you segment them by interest or audience type.

“You can earn trust by sending relevant emails every once in a while,” says Harrison Brady, communications specialist at Frontier Communications. “You’ll quickly lose trust if you frequently send irrelevant content. Irrelevant content is the number one way that you will get ‘blacklisted.'”

Better yet, get people-based in your emails. Make use of dynamic content and real-time, machine learning technology to personalize and optimize content to the individual. Use intent data expressed on your website to enhance their experience and automatically personalize creatives that promote relevant products within your emails.

Millennials are going to be one of your best audiences in 2018. So optimize your email marketing accordingly and you’ll augment your bottom line.